sQuiddio

• Website: sQuiddio.io[1646]
• Source:Github Repository[1647]
• Release: Github Release[1648]
• Download: Website Download[1649]
• Forum: sQuiddio CF Thread[1650]

…makes its global user-sourced and user-maintained repository of sailing destinations (marinas, anchorages, yacht clubs, docks, fuel stations etc.) available as waypoints in OpenCPN* through a plugin.

The waypoint Properties box shows basic information about the Destination, such as the Destination's average user rating, address and phone number (where available) and a link to the Destination's page on sQuiddio.

These instructions are correct:

In OpenCPN, go to the Options → Plugins and enable the sQuiddio plugin (no settings are required).

To view destinations in an area:

Right-click on the area of the chart for which you want to view available Destinations.

Select*Download local sQuiddio destinations*from the contextual menu.

For a touch device (e.g.Android), a right-click action is generated by a so-called “long touch”. Touch and hold the screen point until a context menu appears. Select the desired action.

Note: Not all phones generate an application context menu by touching the device “menu” button. Depends on the Android version and device mfg. The general method is “long touch” on the chart canvas. Should work on all devices.

* OpenCPN version 3.3 or greater required

By following the link in the waypoint, registered sQuidd.io users can post comments about the Destination, as well as rate the Destination on attributes such as beauty, service and quality of wi-fi access (where applicable).

Can't find your favorite anchorage or marina? Report new destinations not yet available in the database.

(version 0.4 or greater)

Share your position, SOG and COG with boats in your sQuiddio follow list [1651], and display their current position and heading on your OpenCPN charts

(version 0.5 or greater)

Plan your cruise ahead by locating AIS ATONs[1652] along your itinerary, before they come into your AIS range.

Use of the plugin is free of charge. (Free registration[1653] is required for certain functions).

• Look for the sQuidd.io icon in the Plugins for OpenCPN 3.3 and later section of the plugins download page[1654].
• Select the architecture and platform of your choice, download and install the relevant installation package.
• After successful installation, the plug in should be available in the Plugins tab of your OpenCpn Options dialog box.

• In OpenCPN, go to the Options → Plugins and enable the sQuiddio plugin (no settings are required).
• To view destinations in an area:
  • Right-click on the area of the chart for which you want to view available Destinations.
  • Select Download local sQuiddio destinations from the contextual menu.
• To view additional information about the Destination, and a link to the sQuiddio Destination page, right click on Destination's waypoint, and select Properties.
• The waypoint dialog box includes a link to the Destination page on sQuidd.io. If you have an Internet connection, click the link and your browser should soon display the Destination's page on sQuidd.io.
  
  

• You can hide all Destinations for an area from the charts by right-clicking on the chart and selecting Hide local sQuiddio Destinations from the contextual menu. You can make the destinations visible again (without downloading them anew) by selecting the Show sQiddio destinations.
• To submit a new destination, position your cursor on the new Destination's exact location in the OpenCPN chart, right-click and select Report a Destination at this location from the contextual menu. (Note: you must have a free user account to report new Destinations.)

sQuidd.io is a service designed and developed by boaters for boaters.

We love the sea and believe that the best way to enjoy and protect this wonderful gift of Mother Nature is to facilitate the sharing of information among boaters. This is why most of the content you find on our site is generated by other users. We encourage you to contribute your seafaring knowledge to sQuidd.io by creating destinations, rating your favorite ones and by providing information and feedback. Thanks to users like you, squidd.io is quickly becoming the most complete, comprehensive and up-to date source of cruising information in the world.

Most of the info on the destination page is user-editable by clicking on the green “edit” link. The edit page has a Google map which can be used to adjust the exact location of the destination, and three tabs, that allow you to specify some basic info about the destination (phone number, email address etc), write and intro paragraph, or add a number of keyword-value pairs that provide additional information. All this updates the Destination page once the edits are saved.

User reviews are entered in the form of user comments in the Media Feed, at the bottom of the page.

Yes. That's what the above keyword-value pairs are for. With this approach, you have an unlimited number of potential attributes to define the destination. Just type anything you wish, e.g. “Toll Free Number” as a keyword, then the enter the corresponding value. There is a type-ahead filler in the keyword field that shows commonly used keywords (e.g. Guest Berths for a Marina, or holding for an anchorage), but you can enter what you want. Again, all these are shown on the Destination page

Photos are one of the objects that can be posted to the Media Feed, in addition to comments and reviews, since they are a great way to provide a visual dimension to the destination page. Users can upload their photos. In absence of user-supplied photos, we have pre-populated the media feeds of many destinations with photos from the public domain or services like Panoramio (discontinued) or Flickr based on lat/lon coordinates. As users add their own, the new ones will replace the old ones

There is also a mechanism to provide photos and comments through social media (see the link at the bottom)

FAQ Destinations[1655]POI, Share, Check in/out, Twitter & Instagram, Photos

FAQ Stay Connected[1656] Share position with friends on a follow list. Spot, Cell, GeoSMS, Satphone, email

FAQ OpenCPN[1657] Plugin, API, POI, add POI, Log Sharing, Position.